The Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion seeking a comprehensive investigation into the budgetary allocation, operations, and controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
The motion was sponsored by the senator representing Kano South, Suleiman Kawu, who raised the matter during plenary under Order 9 and Rule 9(c) of the Senate Standing Orders (2026).
Presenting the motion, Kawu expressed concern over growing public controversy surrounding the alleged council, stating that recent weeks had witnessed widespread allegations, accusations, and counter-accusations regarding the PFIPC.
He argued that a Senate investigation was necessary to safeguard the integrity of both the National Assembly and the Federal Government by clarifying the issues surrounding the entity.
However, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, who presided over the session, ruled that the motion would not be debated.
Jibrin explained that President Bola Tinubu had already directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the matter, making a separate Senate inquiry unnecessary at this stage.
He urged lawmakers to allow the Executive’s investigation to run its course before considering any further legislative action.
The ruling effectively halted debate on the motion, leaving the ICPC-led investigation as the primary official probe into the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has directed all parties involved in the legal dispute over the use of the hijab by female Muslim students at the University of Ibadan International School to maintain the status quo pending further proceedings. The order was issued on Wednesday when the court heard an application for an injunction pending appeal and a stay of execution filed by the Incorporated Trustees […]
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